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3 stories matching split
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:splitter, splice, splint, splitcheck, splicer, slit
- A City Divided Over Its Water: Newport's Council Fights Over the Carter Springs Warrants
A taxpayer lawsuit over warrants for Carter Springs split Newport's council, with the mayor warning the city could not afford a $30,000 water plant.
- A New Apostolic Church Splits from Original Congregation
Following an internal disagreement, a large group of members has organized a separate Apostolic church in Lynden.
- Overnight Line at the Courthouse as Washington’s New Primary Law Meets Its First Test
Candidates camped outside the Stevens County auditor’s office to file for office—and Newport-area races split three ways before the votes were even cast.